In this brand new role you’ll be helping communities across the New Forest create, experience and take part in arts and cultural activities they wouldn’t usually have access to.
You’ll be support the delivery of our Culture in Common Programme in the New Forest, working with the Programme Director on the delivery of projects, workshops and events as well as be the main liaison for our Community Champions.
You’ll bring your creativity to develop creative programming with grass roots organisations, and your communication skills to deliver community consultations across the New Forest.
You’ll also be expected to help us and Arts Council England monitor success, and understand what works and what doesn’t.
We work across the whole of the New Forest, but with a specific focus on working with residents in Totton, the Waterside, New Milton, Pennington and the Avon Valley. As part of the role you’ll be:
There are so many people involved in supporting communities to engage in arts and culture. As well as the Culture in Common team and the wider Energise Me team, you could be working with Community Champions, Local Authority partners, artists, venues, charities, heritage groups and the National Park Authority.
We’re looking for someone with:
We offer great flexibility as an organisation. We’re in the office two days a week, and make sure we’re all in Winchester on a Tuesday and Lyndhurst on a Wednesday so we can meet as a team. The rest of the week you’ll be working, remotely in our priority places or home – it’s up to you.
We work in communities across the New Forest, travel across the district will be expected as part of the role.
The role is part of our Place team. You’ll be supported by the Culture in Common Programme Director and the rest of the Culture in Common and Energise Me team to grow and develop your own skills and knowledge.
Culture in Common is hosted by Energise Me and overseen by a consortium of organisations: Energise Me, Folio, The Handy Trust, New Forest District Council and New Forest National Park Authority.
You can find out more on Culture in Common at www.cultureincommon.co.uk
To apply for this role, you will need to complete a short application via our online recruitment platform, Applied. Using Applied allows us to review applications anonymously to help reduce the chance of bias in the hiring process.
You will need to answer a small number of questions that relate to the job description and person specification. If you’re providing examples to support your answer you can draw upon experience from previous work, your personal life or your education.
We know that AI has its place and can be tempting to use, however personal responses do stand out. The Applied system has a filter that allows us to see where AI has likely been used.
Your application will be anonymously reviewed by three of our team to ensure fairness. This may include a member of the Culture in Common Consortium.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 13th January (23:59)
Interviews will take place on 22nd January 2026.
Application Link: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/wsfixib6gy
If you have any questions please get in touch with Programme Director Jacqui Ibbotson, jacqui.ibbotson@energiseme.org
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